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FREE Holiday Movies Continue Saturday at the Sands Theatre

Madagascar 3 Shows Saturday, December 21 at 1pm

by KATIE COLLINS, Brush News-Tribune Writer/Photographer

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12/19/2012 01:00:00 AM MST

In the spirit of Christmas, Brush's Sands Theatre will again host an annual series of FREE holiday movies beginning Saturday, December 22 with a 1 p.m. One-Time Only showing of the computer animated comedy film Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.

This third installment of the popular series follows Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman who are still trying to get back to the Big Apple and their beloved Central Park zoo, but first they need to find the penguins. When they travel to Monte Carlo, they attract the attention of Animal Control after gate crashing a party and are joined by the penguins, King Julian and Co., and the monkeys.

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How do a lion, zebra, hippo, giraffe, four penguins, two monkeys, three lemurs travel through Europe without attracting attention and get back to New York? They join a traveling circus. Their attempts to get back to New York are consistently hampered by the Captain of Animal Control who wants to make Alex part of her collection. Once they make it back to New York Marty, Alex, Gloria and Melman realize that they want to be part of the traveling circus.

At the film's conclusion, starting near 3:00 p.m. and running until about 5:00 p.m., children will have the chance to walk with Kris Kringle himself to the annual Brush Santa Party, held at the Carroll Building, where holiday fun of all varieties will be available to enjoy including free hay rides, cookies, hotdogs, candy and Pepsi. Bring your kids and get a picture with Santa! Coloring contest winners will be announced and prizes given.

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